"I hate Sundays", Remus grumbled.
Sirius, Lucy and Remus had come down to the Quidditch Stadium to watch Gryffindor practise.
"Yeah, you just know that you've a week of school ahead of you. It's awful," Sirius agreed.
Peter was gone for a walk with Stephanie. He had refused to tell the boys about his date in detail, he just went bright red and muttered "good."
They watched James flying around and shouting orders to the rest of the team. "I hope we win this year, wipe the smirk off the Slytherin's face," Remus said suddenly.
Slytherin had won the cup last year.
Lucy looked sideways at Sirius but his face was blank, carefully masking any emotion. His little brother, Regulus, was seeker on the Slytherin team. He had taken great pleasure in goading Sirius after the win. Sirius had tried to hide it but they could all see that he was hurt.
He abruptly changed the subject.
"What are you doing for Christmas?"
"I'm staying in Hogwarts anyway. It's my last chance to and I want to make the most of it!" Lucy answered his question brightly.
"I'm going home." Remus spoke quietly. "My mom is sick."
Sirius threw Lucy an uneasy look. They had both heard that his mom was gravely ill from spattergroit but Remus hadn't confided in them. So, they couldn't comfort him.
"Sorry to hear that, Moony. Hope she gets better soon."
"I know that Peter is going home too. I don't know what James and I are doing yet though."
A comfortable silence enveloped the trio. They watched as the team landed on the ground, spattered with mud.
"Full moon tonight," Remus said suddenly. Sirius nodded.
The four friends had realised that Remus was a werewolf in second year. The three boys had become animagi, but Lucy had decided not to. It would have drawn too much attention from her room mates if she, along with James, Remus, Sirius and Peter all snuck out every full moon.
Instead, she stayed in the common room and waited for them to return. She didn't worry too much about them because she knew the boys would keep Remus safe.
The Gryffindor team changed and James and Shane began walking up towards their seats. Shane sat beside Lucy. "Do you fly?" he asked inquisitively.
"Not really. I'm not too bad at it but I don't have a broom. I'm not all that interested in buying one either."
"Do you want to try out mine? I'm just after getting an Oaksley. It's a new brand, just on the market."
"Sure, sounds like fun!" Lucy got up from her seat and walked with Shane towards the pitch. Halfway down, she turned and waved goodbye to James, Remus and Sirius. "See you later!"
Shane handed her the Oaksley and leaned up against the fence. "Take as long as you want." Smiling, Lucy got on the broom and kicked off from the ground. She laughed, exhilarated by the feeling of the wind in her hair. The broom was very fast and she accelerated around the pitch a few times. Coming to land, she noticed Shane watching her with a smile playing on his lips. Blushing slightly, she handed him back the broom. "That was amazing!"
Shane smiled at her enthusiasm. "You're not half bad, you know," he said thoughtfully "with a bit of training you could try out for the team."
Lucy grinned but shook her head "It's not really my thing, to be honest. I think I'll leave the quidditch to James!" They walked up to the castle together for diner, chatting easily about Gryffindor's quidditch prospects on the way.
"So what's the story with you and Pattin?" James questioned. Lucy answered honestly. "Nothing….yet!" She grinned and tucked into some piping hot lasagne. "We're going to have to have a little chat with him so," Sirius said, somewhat ominously. Lucy ignored him and continued eating. "You know, in some countries they eat dogs," she said in a casual voice. Sirius winced. Smirking at him, she turned her attention to Remus. "You ready for tonight?" He nodded, his face pale. "Yeah. Actually, we're going to head away soon."
Lucy smiled sympathetically at him. It must be agony to have to go through the transformation.
Okay I know I'm terrible for updating! I'm a very lazy person :( And I just got a puppy! If you go to thedailypuppy com and search for awaylaughingonafastcamel you'll see her :) Siriusly the cutest pup ever! (although i may be slightly biased)
Thanks for reading! The next chapter is going to be a bit more exciting.